Hayes Branch
Hayes Branch is a stream in Nelson, Virginia. Hayes Branch is situated nearby to the village Afton, as well as near the hamlet Avon.Places of Interest
Highlights include Swannanoa and Rockfish Gap.
Swannanoa
Manor estate
Photo: Colchicine, Public domain.
Swannanoa is an Italian Renaissance Revival villa built in 1912 by millionaire and philanthropist James H. Dooley above Rockfish Gap on the border of northern Nelson County and Augusta County, Virginia, in the US. Swannanoa is situated 1½ miles northwest of Hayes Branch.
Rockfish Gap
Mountain saddle
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rockfish Gap is a wind gap located in the Blue Ridge Mountains between Charlottesville and Waynesboro, Virginia, United States, through Afton Mountain, which is frequently used to refer to the gap.
Blue Ridge Tunnel
Parking area
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The Blue Ridge Tunnel is a historic railroad tunnel built during the construction of the Blue Ridge Railroad in the 1850s. The tunnel was the westernmost and longest of four tunnels engineered by Claudius Crozet to cross the Blue Ridge Mountains at Rockfish Gap in central Virginia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Afton and Avon.
Afton
Village
Photo: jpmueller99, CC BY 2.0.
Afton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Albemarle and Nelson counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is newly listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 313.
Swannanoa
Locality
Swannanoa is an Italian Renaissance Revival villa built in 1912 by millionaire and philanthropist James H. Dooley above Rockfish Gap on the border of northern Nelson County and Augusta County, Virginia, in the US. Swannanoa is situated 1½ miles northwest of Hayes Branch.
Hayes Branch
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Nelson, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.01486° or 38° 0′ 54″ northLongitude
-78.84336° or 78° 50′ 36″ westElevation
840 feet (256 metres)Open location code
87C32574+WMGeoNames ID
4763423
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